Relationship between hepcidin and ferritin in haemodialysed patients

Abstract

A weak correlation between parameters of iron metabolism and inflammation in haemodialyzed patients shows that the influence of inflammation on hepcidin levels in these patients is not crucial and other factors (e.g. hepcidin retention) are involved.

Keywords

• Hepcidin
• Ferritin
• Haemodialysisi
• Inflammation
• Iron metabolism